Tourist tsuba

[kissakai]

Would this tsuba be classed as a tourist piece as the quality is so bad?

Size 77 x 70 x 4mm

Not my best buy!

 

 

 

 

Grev UK

[Brian]

Grev,

I don't think it is that terrible at all. A solid mid level Edo tsuba. Nothing fantastic, but nothing worthless either.

To be honest, I think it is awesome to have a tsuba depicting tsuba

That is a nice touch, and one I haven't seen before. Not sure what is depicted on the other side. The maker must have had a quiet chuckle when making it though.

 

Brian

[Pete Klein]

Ura is a hatchet of some type. I don't see any connection to the theme except possible artistic guilt...

[Soshin]

Hi Grev UK,

 

As Brian R. said I would say average quaility Aizu Shoami school tsuba from the late Edo Period or early Meiji Period. The design is also one I haven't seen before. The reverse side design is I think a single folding fan.

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[kissakai]

Thanks for the replies, much better than I expected

 

I was happy with the patina and the rough finish which raises the mimi slightly

My biggest gripe was the inlay on the tsuba

If the inlay was smaller and therefore in proportion to the tsuba it would have looked OK

I don't think it will be in my collection for much longer!

 

 

Grev UK

[MauroP]

Hi Grev,

I've seen previously a tsuba depicting tsuba on eBay, unfortunately I've not taken the images. Here it is a little more sophisticated example:

http://sanmei.com/contents/media/tuba_guard1899.html

Bye, Mauro